弱 ruò
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 弓 — bow
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
弱点
ruòdiǎn
weakness, weak point
Characters in this word
点 diǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 占 to divine 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这份报告直接指出了公司管理机制中的弱点。 Zhè fèn bàogào zhíjiē zhǐchū le gōngsī guǎnlǐ jīzhì zhōng de ruòdiǎn. This report directly pointed out the weaknesses in the company's management mechanism.
- 每个人都有自己的弱点，没有什么好丢脸的。 Měi ge rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de ruòdiǎn, méiyǒu shénme hǎo diūliǎn de. Everyone has their own weak points, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.
- 教练发现他的弱点是发球，就让他多练习。 Jiàoliàn fāxiàn tā de ruòdiǎn shì fāqiú, jiù ràng tā duō liànxí. The coach found that his weak point was serving, so he had him practise more.
Related words
- 弱 ruò weak
- 薄弱 bóruò weak
- 脆弱 cuìruò fragile, weak
- 减弱 jiǎnruò to weaken, to diminish
- 软弱 ruǎnruò weak; feeble
- 弱势 ruòshì disadvantaged; in a weak position
- 弱项 ruòxiàng weak point; weak area
- 衰弱 shuāiruò weak; feeble; weakened
- 微弱 wēiruò weak; faint
- 虚弱 xūruò weak; feeble
- 削弱 xuēruò to weaken
- 地点 dìdiǎn place, location